Amherst Island is one of the Thousand Islands^[1] in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario. The island is approximately 70 km² in size, being 16.5 km long and 7 km at its widest. It is part of Loyalist Township in Lennox and Addington County. The two main communities on the island are Stella and Emerald. this school track was spray painted by these awsome massey kids. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Murney Tower, Kingston The Fort Henry Guard performing an historical demonstration The Prince George Hotel. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 and 100 km (104 to 105 m). ... Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Stella is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Amherst Island in Lennox and Addington County. ...

The island is accessible from the mainland only by water or air. A ferry service, carrying cars and people, connects the village of Stella on the island with Millhaven on the mainland. The ferry runs 365 days a year, with the trip across taking about 15 minutes. The Ferry Service is run by Loyalist Township. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... Stella is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Amherst Island in Lennox and Addington County. ... Loyalist is a township in central eastern Ontario, Canada on Lake Ontario. ...

The resident population of about 400 people doubles during the summer months. The island is also home to approximately 500 White-tailed Deer. In the winter, Snowy Owls regularly visit the island. The island is home to Long-eared Owls and Great Horned Owls in summer. Binomial name Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann, 1780 The White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer found throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru. ... Binomial name Bubo scandiacus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family Strigidae. ... Binomial name Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. ... Binomial name Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788) Distribution Subspecies see text Synonyms Strix virginiana Gmelin, 1788 The Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, is a very large owl native to North and South America. ...

The island was known by the French as Isle Tonti, after Henri de Tonty, who accompanied La Salle during his explorations. The island was later settled by United Empire Loyalists and renamed Amherst Island in 1792 in honour of Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, who was commander-in-chief of British forces in North America. Henri de Tonti (1649-1704) was an Italian-born soldier, explorer, and fur trader in the service of France. ... Engraving of La Salle René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (November 22, 1643 – March 19, 1687) was a French cleric and explorer. ... United Empire Loyalists is the name given to individuals who are descendants of British North American loyalists who, during the American War of Independence, left the 13 rebellious American colonies for the future Canada: the two British colonies of Quebec (including the Eastern Townships and modern-day Ontario) and Nova... Jeffrey Amherst, painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1765 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 – August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British Army. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

The island is noted for farming, particularly of sheep of which there are several thousand on the island. Its roads have little automobile traffic making it an excellent local for cycling especially on its gravel and dirt roads that hug the shores of Lake Ontario. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Species See text. ... Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...

Steady lake winds, especially in winter, make the island a good location for operating a wind farm. Several companies have expressed an interest in developing wind farms on the island, however they are all still in the developmental stage. The island has a natural reserve called the Owl Woods, any wind turbine development will almost certainly face stiff opposition from naturalists and birdwatchers due to the perceived threat of bird kills. Wind turbines in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen (Germany). ... Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ...

The island has warm moderate summers and cold brisk winters.

A developmental community radio station, CJAI-FM, began broadcasting April 2006 on 93.7FM. It is a 100% volunteer operated station, and is concerned with the preservation of the Island way of life, accurate and timely information reporting, and the promotion of Canadian musical talent. On Saturdays and Sundays during the day, 100% Canadian content music is played, and over 66% is played during the week. CJAI is Amherst Island Public Radio, a radio station in Stella, Ontario, Canada. ... Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters (including cable/satellite specialty channels) must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. ...

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External links

• Amherst Island home page
• Loyalist Township website
• Vector Energy Wind Farm Proposal
• Amherst Island Community Radio